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About Kankarwala Village

Kankarwala is a large village in Lunkaransar tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,747, made up of 1,922 males and 1,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5595 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankarwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankarwala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Lunkaransar
Pincode 334603
Area (hectares) 5595 hectares
Population 3,747
Male Population 1,922
Female Population 1,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankarwala compares

By the 2011 count Kankarwala is the 7th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 5595 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kankarwala

Kankarwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankarwala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankarwala from other places

Kankarwala lies about 77 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Nathwana, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kankarwala
Nearest railway station Nathwana 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Lunkaransar 13 km
Nearest town Sri Dūngargarh 64 km
District headquarters Bikaner 77 km

Villages closest to Kankarwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lunkaransar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kankarwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankarwala village had a population of 3,747. That makes it the 7th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Kankarwala village has 1,922 males and 1,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankarwala has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Kankarwala is 334603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankarwala covers 5595 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kankarwala falls under Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kankarwala is Nathwana, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kankarwala.

Kankarwala is about 77 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankarwala is in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district. Nathwana is about 10 km away. Lunkaransar is about 13 km away. Sri Dūngargarh is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laxminarayansar (under 2 km), Tejana (5.8 km) and Udana (6.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kankarwala today is likely to be higher.

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